If you want to save at least 50% off the G1 in the US I describe how at http://www.googleandblog.com/tmobile-g1-cheap/3221/
, Michael Martin Google And Blog _____ From: Muthu Ramadoss [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2008 8:10 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [android-discuss] Re: G1's really are free in the UK Al, Thanks for the quick review. Ah, CookingCapsules.. Does it taste good? Wonder how many people learned cooking thanks to CookingCapsules :) On Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 8:28 PM, Al Sutton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: First impressions; - The IMAP handling in the Email client doesn't understand hierarchical folders. You just get one long list of Foldername\1 Foldername\2, etc.... -Wi-Fi reception seems weak.I get an excellent connection on an N81, N810, N95, and an eeePC 901, but the G1 is only showing 2 out of 3 bars (yes, Wi-fi strength is shown in bars). - Market offerings are exactly the same as in the US, right down to offering T-Mobile USAs hotspot connector and nothing from T-Mobile UK. - The keyboard is decent for thumb typing, and has no changes from the US model (none weere needed, the R & T already have the currency symbols for the UK and Euro-zone). - The trackball feels like a minature version of the thing you get in roll-on deoderants. - The camera sucks. No flash, no zoom, not in the right place for video calling. If it wasn't for shopsavvy I would be wondering why it wasn't on the front of the device (screen-side). - The GPS is what I'd expect from a 'phone, slow to lock on, but does get there eventually. - The screen is a fingerprint magnet and it doesn't come with a microfibre cleaning cloth :(. Oh, and cooking capsules looks pretty good :). Al. Muthu Ramadoss wrote: > Nice. Let us know what you feel about G1. Thanks. > > On Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 6:43 PM, Al Sutton <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > > but it's a temporary thing which may be a point of sale bug. > > After going to the T-Mobile store I signed up to a £30 per month > tariff > with a 12 month minimum contract period and the G1 rang up as free on > their till. This was double checked by the in-store staff and the sale > went through. > > So I am now a G1 owner looking at a total cost of ownership of around > $586 (£360). > > Al. > > P.S., Yes, I have posted in my blog about buying one after being > offered > a better deal .... > http://alsutton.wordpress.com/2008/10/30/it-pays-to-talkor-how-i-ended-up-bu ying-a-g1/ > > -- > Al Sutton > > W: www.alsutton.com <http://www.alsutton.com> > B: alsutton.wordpress.com <http://alsutton.wordpress.com> > T: twitter.com/alsutton <http://twitter.com/alsutton> > > > > > > > -- > take care, > Muthu Ramadoss. > > http://mobeegal.in - mobile search. redefined. +91 98403 48914 > > > -- Al Sutton W: www.alsutton.com B: alsutton.wordpress.com T: twitter.com/alsutton -- take care, Muthu Ramadoss. http://mobeegal.in - mobile search. redefined. +91 98403 48914 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
